The Talos Principle will make you feel confounded but in that wonderful way that precludes an epiphany. You'll leave each session feeling genuinely smarter - and perhaps a little rebellious to boot.
Techland used to elicit a groan, an expectation of being underwhelmed. The game more than redeems their reputation and is a great step in the right direction. There are new ideas that emerge from the old and it is this attitude could spell greatness for the studio. Like your character, all they need to do is keep moving forward.
Based on the story so far, Game of Thrones is very much worthy of your time but has plenty to prove in the space of a handful more episodes to come. It also needs to find its own identity and move away from archetypes already covered in the books. Hopefully this will be the expository episode, with the tension ratcheting up as things continue to fall apart for House Forrester.
The flames of my attention are beginning to wane, my empathy draining, especially with the return of HBO's flagship show. The next episode will need to step it up, in terms of story and in finding a way for me to care about the Forresters again. As of now, this family is coming across as decidedly wooden, in need of a chop.
A major improvement on past episodes, but the narrative arc is hard to distinguish and there's too much thematic crossover with the series. Game of Thrones looks and acts the part but lacks 'water-cooler' moments that shock and provoke discussion.
An unforgettable experience, Rapture deserves to be played by anyone with a fondness for stories.
Despite an increase in action, Game of Thrones continues to disappoint with a sidenote storyline.
A fun start, but there's a lot here to build on.
The bugs still remain but Syndicate is saved by a wonderfully vivid London, despite everything else feeling dated.
More an update than a new game, it's great to be able to re-access your songs and freestyle solos rock.
A bold experiment that pays off, Guitar Hero Live moves in a new direction that's vibrant, exciting and contemporary.
The capstone to a brilliant game, Polarized is a little too melodramatic to feel fully satisfying.
A rollicking, ridiculous ride that is pure nonsense, but generous in both amount and quality and a campaign that isn't as jingoistically brainless as usual.
A disappointing end to a series with promise, Game of Thrones needs likable characters to engage emotion.
Not quite the diamond in the rough, India is at times sumptuous but often shallow in almost every other way.
Like the red fella front and centre, Unravel lacks personality and ultimately feels, well, a bit woolly.
Not dead on arrival, The Following is a meaty chunk of gaming fun.
Want a Cold War stealth game? Play Metal Gear. Just not this.
Bold concepts, but the experience never quite comes together. For all its potential, Battleborn feels dead on arrival.
Exactly the right amount of old and new, DOOM is an adrenaline rush that borders on overwhelming in the best possible way.